Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators
In the light of power crisis that Lebanon is witnessing, temperatures were recorded, using data loggers, in 147 domestic refrigerators in three main cities every 5 min over 3 days. A questionnaire was administered to gather information on household characteristics, power supply and refrigerator. Tem...
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| author | Hassan, Hussein F. |
| author2 | Dimassi, Hani El Amin, Rafal |
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| author_facet | Hassan, Hussein F. Dimassi, Hani El Amin, Rafal |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Hassan, Hussein F. Dimassi, Hani El Amin, Rafal |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2015 2017-01-19T13:34:27Z 2017-01-19T13:34:27Z 2017-01-19 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 0140-7007 http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2014.10.026 Hassan, H. F., Dimassi, H., & El Amin, R. (2015). Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators. International Journal of Refrigeration, 50, 165-171. http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140700714002989 |
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| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | International Journal of Refrigeration |
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| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators |
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| description | In the light of power crisis that Lebanon is witnessing, temperatures were recorded, using data loggers, in 147 domestic refrigerators in three main cities every 5 min over 3 days. A questionnaire was administered to gather information on household characteristics, power supply and refrigerator. Temperatures were on average 8.0 °C with minimum −5.9 °C and maximum 37.0 °C. Income, number of household members, age, brand, load level and seal of the fridge, frequency of power cuts and availability of alternative power had no significant effect on the overall mean temperature, while the city and the distance to heat source had a significant effect. The number of high temperature readings (T > 6 °C) differed significantly between the cities, while the availability of an alternative power was borderline significant. The lowest average temperatures were recorded during the night and 70% of average temperatures were in the danger zone (above 6 °C). This study can provide input to food safety risk assessments. |
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| spelling | Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigeratorsHassan, Hussein F.Dimassi, HaniEl Amin, RafalIn the light of power crisis that Lebanon is witnessing, temperatures were recorded, using data loggers, in 147 domestic refrigerators in three main cities every 5 min over 3 days. A questionnaire was administered to gather information on household characteristics, power supply and refrigerator. Temperatures were on average 8.0 °C with minimum −5.9 °C and maximum 37.0 °C. Income, number of household members, age, brand, load level and seal of the fridge, frequency of power cuts and availability of alternative power had no significant effect on the overall mean temperature, while the city and the distance to heat source had a significant effect. The number of high temperature readings (T > 6 °C) differed significantly between the cities, while the availability of an alternative power was borderline significant. The lowest average temperatures were recorded during the night and 70% of average temperatures were in the danger zone (above 6 °C). This study can provide input to food safety risk assessments.PublishedN/A2017-01-19T13:34:27Z2017-01-19T13:34:27Z20152017-01-19Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article0140-7007http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5035http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2014.10.026Hassan, H. F., Dimassi, H., & El Amin, R. (2015). Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators. International Journal of Refrigeration, 50, 165-171.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140700714002989enInternational Journal of Refrigerationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/50352021-03-19T10:03:24Z |
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| title | Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators |
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| title_short | Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators |
| title_sort | Survey and analysis of internal temperatures of Lebanese domestic refrigerators |
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